Best decision I've ever made. I feel incredibly grateful. Alissa makes me think, in the best way possible, and is guiding me to more self awareness. And hopefully, happiness… This has been a life changing experience for me.

I so appreciate all of Alissa's guidance. I cannot thank her enough. Alissa is amazing. Many blessings!

Alissa is helping me through the roughest time in my life so far. I'm working through a lot of things in my marriage and she has been great at listening to all of my fears and concerns and providing practical things for me to consider or try. I am so glad to have been connected to her. Her help has been invaluable.

Alissa was very helpful to me in dealing with my issues with ADHD and loving an emotionally unavailable man. She helped me with solutions for those issues and ways for me to remind myself what I want in a healthy romantic relationship. I appreciated her understanding and insight.

Alissa has been patient and insightful and incredibly helpful as I heal traumatic events and issues in my life.

Alissa's a great therapist. Very helpful, very insightful. Puts you at ease, works with you and supports you.

Alissa Gregory is awesome! I have grown so much through this therapy. I've learned to talk to the various uncomfortable aspects of myself rather than shun or scapegoat them. I've learned that I can give space to unhealthy thoughts through self care. I've explored setting boundaries and speaking up for what it is that I want.

About

Background:

Alissa has worked successfully as a psychotherapist with people of all ages from diverse backgrounds on issues including: relationships, communication skills, anxiety, addiction, depression, stress, trauma, PTSD, abuse, grief and loss, divorce, family conflict, self-esteem, sexuality, ADHD, academic and career concerns. She also works with couples and facilitates therapy groups.

In addition, Alissa has provided counseling services at a variety of local non-profit organizations that offer specialized support to: the LGBTQ community (Pacific Pride Foundation), survivors of sexual assault (Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center), individuals in sober transitional housing, and in-school counseling for children and teens.

Alissa completed her M.A. in Clinical Psychology with a specialty in Somatic Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She offers sessions at her office in downtown Santa Barbara and online.

Approach to Psychotherapy:

It takes courage and strength to reach out for support and to make changes rather than letting our habits and fears run the show, keeping us stuck in the same old patterns. The best environment for facilitating positive transformation is one where all aspects of ourselves can be explored nonjudgmentally with kindness, compassion, and respect.

We have all developed strategies to survive emotionally based on our past, but some of these may be hindering rather that helping us in our present circumstances. In therapy, new ways of being and interacting are not only learned or talked about, but actually experienced during therapy, creating a new blueprint for interactions with others and in the world in general. Alissa offers gentle guidance and support in learning and developing new skills and tools for growth. Therapy can also help us to untangle our inner conflicts and navigate overwhelming emotions, allowing us to move forward and feel more confident in making the decisions that are best for us.

Somatic Mindfulness Training:

In addition to her practice as a psychotherapist, Alissa offers Somatic Mindfulness Training which is a personal growth process suited for individuals seeking a clearer connection with inner guidance and a better-feeling way of experiencing their emotions. Cultivating mindful presence and self-acceptance, we can develop a deeper understanding of the emotional logic behind conflicting thoughts and feelings that allows them to transform and come into alignment with the present.

Insight arises organically from mindful attention to inner experience rather than from intellectual interpretation, revealing the extent to which our reactions to the world are truly related to our present or to past conditioning. If our nervous system is chronically over-activated (anxious) or suppressed (depressed), this neural patterning can overshadow all of our experience of life.

As we deepen our awareness of inner experience, new neural pathways are formed which offer new ways of responding to emotions and a new emotional baseline from which to operate in day-to-day life.

Rather than being ruled by our emotions and old patterns from the past, we come into relationship with them in a way that allows them to transform, liberating old emotional burdens and freeing up energy for being in the world and in relationship in more fulfilling and authentic ways.

Free Consultation:

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